Synonyms for faithful
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : feyth-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfeɪθ fəl |
Top 10 synonyms for faithful Other synonyms for the word faithful
- allegiant
- attached
- behind one
- circumspect
- close
- confiding
- constant
- dyed-in-the-wool
- enduring
- fast
- firm
- genuine
- honorable
- incorruptible
- just
- lifelike
- loving
- obedient
- on the level
- patriotic
- precise
- resolute
- right
- scrupulous
- similar
- sincere
- staunch
- steadfast
- steady
- straight
- strict
- string along with
- sure
- tried
- tried and true
- true
- true-blue
- trustworthy
- trusty
- truthful
- unchanging
- undistorted
- unswerving
- unwavering
- upright
- veracious
- veridical
Définition of faithful
Origin :- c.1300, "full of faith," also "firm in allegiance," from faith + -ful. Meaning "true to the facts" is from 1520s. The noun sense of "true believers" is from 1550s. Related: Faithfully; faithfulness. Old Faithful geyser named 1870 by explorer Gen. H.D. Washburn, Surveyor-General of the Montana Territory, in reference to the regularity of its outbursts.
- adj loyal, reliable
- adj authentic, accurate
- The faithful attendants at once suspected treachery in Alcibiades.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- They will choose competent and faithful representatives for every department.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- With her it was a matter of pride in having been a faithful steward.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- The agricultural districts were faithful to the Liberals, but they lost in the boroughs.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Still, too, she was faithful to her cousin, or to the shadow which bore his name.
- Extract from : « Sylph Etherege » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- In the meantime the faithful squire was devising a plan of escape.
- Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
- Had they been faithful to their trust, all would have gone well.
- Extract from : « The Paradise of Children » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- "He is faithful--to the death," she asseverated with passion.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- And the faithful Thasus, too, was resolved to bear them company.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- I knew I could say what I wanted to with my faithful pen—and I am bound to say it.
- Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 2. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
Antonyms for faithful
- careless
- changeable
- cold
- cool
- corrupt
- different
- dishonest
- disliking
- disloyal
- disobedient
- faithless
- false
- flexible
- fraudulent
- imprecise
- inaccurate
- inconstant
- indefinite
- inexact
- irresolute
- irresponsible
- loose
- lying
- negligent
- treacherous
- uncertain
- undependable
- unfaithful
- unfixed
- unreliable
- unscrupulous
- unstable
- unsteady
- untrue
- untrustworthy
- untruthful
- wavering
- weak
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